NTG Nordic Transport Group

Name

NTG Nordic Transport Group

Legal name

NTG Nordic Transport Group A/S

Website

https://ntg.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

NTG Nordic Transport Group is a publicly listed, asset-light freight forwarder headquartered in Denmark, providing road, air, ocean, and multimodal transport, warehousing, customs, and 4PL services through 80+ subsidiaries across 20+ countries under a unique employee co-ownership Partnership Model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Forwarding and Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Support Activities for Transportation (488)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Spot Load Boards (Open Marketplace) (TLAEAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Power Generation & Grid Equipment Transport (Transformers, Turbines) (TLADAGAK)

Keywords

• Freight forwarding services
• Road freight transport
• Air ocean freight
• Warehouse logistics solutions
• Customs clearance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Freight Forwarding Services: Core revenue from planning, organizing, and negotiating transport solutions by road, rail, air, and ocean. Acts as coordinator, planner, and negotiator using network of subcontractors to carry out physical transports.
2. Customs Clearance Services: Customs clearance services including advisory, electronic customs clearance, EU taxation, and country-specific compliance services
3. Furniture Logistics Services: Specialized furniture logistics through LGT Logistics subsidiary including store delivery, project delivery, home delivery, office delivery, warehousing, consolidation warehousing, international, and supply chain management
4. Warehouse Logistics: Storage solutions including unloading, stock management, bonded warehouse, pick and pack, chemical logistics, dangerous goods storage, and value-added services like labelling and re-packaging
5. 4PL Services: Lead logistics provider services managing customers' logistics processes, supply chain planning for operational optimization
6. Project Transport Services: Complex international project transportation for large equipment including RoRo, oversized cargo, break bulk, vessel charter, and project transport consulting

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NTG Nordic Transport Group is an asset-light freight forwarding company that plans, organizes, and negotiates customized transport solutions by road, air, and ocean across 20+ countries. It offers a one-stop-shop of ten core services — Road Freight, Ocean Freight, Air Freight, Express Freight, Project Transport, Customs, Furniture Logistics, Warehouse Logistics, 4PL, and Multimodal Freight — using its own subsidiaries for coordination and a network of subcontracted hauliers for physical carriage.

Product overview

NTG Nordic Transport Group is an asset-light freight forwarding company offering a comprehensive suite of transport and logistics services across two main divisions: Road & Logistics and Air & Ocean. The company provides ten core service offerings including Road Freight, Ocean Freight, Air Freight, Express Freight, Project Transport, Customs Services, Furniture Logistics (via subsidiary LGT Logistics), Warehouse Logistics, 4PL, and Multimodal Freight. These services operate as a unified platform with shared resources, localised expertise across 20+ countries, and integrated technology solutions enabling customers to access one-stop-shop freight solutions worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LGT Logistics: Leading furniture logistics expert in the Nordics, offering customized concepts combined with excellent transport solutions for furniture companies.

Products and services

• Road Freight Personalised road freight transport solutions across Europe, including full loads, part loads, groupage, special transport, and temperature-controlled freight. Designed for businesses requiring European road transport with options for sensitive, hazardous, and oversized cargo.
• Ocean Freight Comprehensive ocean freight services including port-to-port, door-to-door, FCL, LCL, short sea, buyer's consolidation, cross trade, project transport, charter, temperature controlled (reefer), and dangerous goods. Targets businesses needing international sea freight forwarding with presence at Europe's two largest ports.
• Air Freight Air freight services including airport-to-airport, door-to-door, consolidation, direct shipments, temperature-controlled transport, customs clearance, full/part charter, and onboard courier. Targets time-sensitive cargo across global trade lanes.
• Express Freight Express freight services with fast delivery within days, offering automated workflow integration through the NTG Express Platform with full shipment visibility, monitoring shipments at every step and securing full control for time-critical shipments.
• Project Transport Complex international project transportation for large, high-value equipment including RoRo, oversized cargo, break bulk, heavy loads, vessel/project charter, turnkey transport, and consulting services. Serves renewable energy, oil & gas, electricity, and construction industries.
• Customs Services Customs clearance services including electronic customs clearance, EU taxation, and country-specific compliance services for international transport. Targets businesses importing or exporting across borders who need regulatory and tax compliance support.
• Furniture Logistics Specialised furniture logistics through subsidiary LGT Logistics, offering store delivery, project delivery, home delivery, office delivery, warehousing, consolidation warehousing, international transport, and supply chain management. Targets furniture manufacturers, importers, wholesalers, and retailers needing low-damage-rate delivery and flexible schedules.
• Warehouse Logistics Warehouse logistics services including unloading, stock management (FIFO), bonded warehouse, pick and pack, chemical logistics, dangerous goods storage, and value-added services such as labelling and re-packaging. Targets industries including chemical and pharmaceutical with ISO 22000 compliance for food safety.
• 4PL (Fourth Party Logistics) Lead logistics provider services managing customers' logistics processes as their main supply chain management provider for cost-effective operations, including supply chain planning and operational optimisation across multiple transport modes and service providers.
• Multimodal Freight Combined rail and road transport services in Europe offering lower emissions, high capacity, high security, and flexible cost-efficient solutions. Targets businesses seeking sustainable transport alternatives with the reliability of integrated road-rail coordination.

Quantifiable outcome

• EUR 2.3 million in annual synergies from ITC Logistics acquisition
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MACH3000 Furniture Logistics AlliancecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEuropean partner network for furniture logistics alliance providing store delivery services across Europe via terminals in Sweden, Denmark and through the MACH3000 network. Enables NTG to offer comprehensive furniture logistics services across the continent.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Kerry Logistics Network: Asia-based global freight forwarder with growing European presence; comparable to NTG in air & ocean forwarding and integrated logistics, though with a stronger Asia origin/ destination skew.

Direct peers

• DACHSER SE: Family-owned European road freight and contract logistics specialist with strong European groupage and full-load network; comparable to NTG in Europe-wide road freight forwarding and a board member (Finn Skovbo Pedersen) is ex-CEO of Dachser Nordic.
• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: German family-owned global forwarder offering road, air, ocean, customs and contract logistics; a like-for-like competitor to NTG in European road and air/ocean forwarding, especially in the DACH region.
• Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. US-listed asset-light global air and ocean freight forwarder; highly comparable business model to NTG's Air & Ocean division with similar focus on coordination rather than asset ownership.
• GEFCO Group: European-headquartered automotive and finished vehicle logistics specialist now part of Russian Railways group; comparable to NTG's project transport and European road forwarding for industrial customers.
• DSV A/S: Danish-headquartered global freight forwarder and contract logistics provider; the closest direct competitor to NTG in road, air and sea forwarding, with overlapping product portfolio and a similar M&A-driven growth strategy (including the recent Schenker acquisition).

Broad incumbents

• DHL Global Forwarding: Division of Deutsche Post DHL providing air, ocean, road freight and customs services worldwide; a broad incumbent competitor to NTG, particularly in air & ocean and customs clearance.
• Kuehne+Nagel International AG: One of the world's largest freight forwarders with a global road, air, ocean and contract logistics offering; competes with NTG in European road freight forwarding and project transport, but at materially larger scale.
• DB Schenker: German-headquartered global freight forwarder with strong European land transport and project logistics; competes with NTG especially in Germany (where NTG is now scaling post-SCHMALZ+SCHÖN/ITC) and in project transport.
• Maersk Logistics & Services: Integrated container shipping and logistics arm of A.P. Møller-Mærsk; overlaps with NTG in ocean freight forwarding, customs and end-to-end supply chain management, and a former Maersk CEO is on NTG's board.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries31 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A6 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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